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Category: JMU Libraries News

7 Things You Need to Know about JMU Libraries this Fall

Posted August 26, 2016

We’ve been working this Summer on a ton of updates to library spaces and services and we’re excited to share them with you! Here are the top 7 things you need to know about what’s new in the Libraries this fall: Our new […]

The front is back! Carrier Library’s historic entrance now open

Posted August 22, 2016

JMU prides itself on being a campus where we “open doors.”  In that spirit, I am pleased to announce that, in time for the fall semester, Carrier Library’s Historic Entrance has been re-opened. The entrance has been locked since the […]

The Fixer: JMU’s Underground Student Newspaper

Posted May 18, 2016

On November 20th, 1969, a handful of students published then Madison College’s first underground newspaper. “If you’re not part of the solution, Then you’re part of the problem,” read the tagline at the top of the paper.  Next to it, […]

Dogs, Yoga & More: De-Stress for Success

Posted April 28, 2016

Finals can be stressful. JMU Libraries offers some free activities for relaxation as the semester ends, including yoga, meditation, coloring books, therapy dogs and free cookies. Visit the De-Stress for Success Facebook event to find a schedule for all events. More info […]

Unlimited possibilities @ your library: celebrate National Library Week April 12-18

Posted April 13, 2015

(Harrisonburg, Virginia) –This week, the JMU Libraries joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the changing role of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries today are more than warehouses for […]